The purpose of this study was to determine whether the administration of the feruloyl esterase (FE)-producing strain Lactobacillus fermentum CRL1446 enhances metabolic and oxidative parameters in caloric-restricted (CR) ...

The globalization of trade and lifestyle ensure that the factors responsible for the emergence of diseases are more present than ever. Despite biotechnology advancements, meat-based foods are still under scrutiny because ...

Sugarcane straw burning or removal and N fertilization are management practices that modify the input of carbon (C) to the soil affecting greenhouse gases emissions and the potential of the soil for C sequestration. This ...

The structural and vibrational properties of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) were studied using infrared and Raman spectroscopy in the solid phase and multidimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in ...

Probiotics are mostly consumed as fermented or fortified food products in Europe. There are two important factors in the selection of probiotic candidates regarding the potential health benefit; their viability and number ...

Concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere are increasing due to anthropogenic actions, and agriculture is one of the most important contributors. This study quantified GHG emissions from green-cane harvested ...

Background:
Propolis is a bioactive natural product collected by honeybees (Apis mellifera) from plant sources.
Purpose:
This study was undertaken to determine the effect of propolis extracts from arid region of ...

Llama represents for the Andean regions a valid alternative to bovine and pork meat and thanks to the high proteins
and lowfat content; it can constitute a good product for the novel food market. In this study, ...

The effects of different simulated rainfall regimes on water relations, growth, and biomass production and allocation of five provenances of Cedrela fissilis, C. saltensis and C. balansae were assessed in a pot-grown ...

Red stripe is a bacterial disease of sugarcane causing important economic losses in Argentina that affects 30 % of the milling stems and consequently the juice quality. In this study, sugarcane leaves exhibiting red stripe ...

In order to address society's concerns regarding the sustainability of sugar and ethanol production and use, this paper calculates the energy and greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions' balances of a non-vertically integrated ...

The aim of the study was to quantify nitrate leaching from an Aquic Argiudoll cultivated with sugarcane in Tucumán, Argentina. Two field trials were conducted during the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 seasons with the variety LCP ...

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are steroidal essential compounds for plant growth and development. It was shown that the exogenous applications of BRs induce protection against different pathogens and can give plants tolerance/resistance ...

Acremonium strictum Elicitor Subtilisin (AsES) is a natural elicitor capable of inducing disease resistance in strawberry and Arabidopsis thaliana plants. In this paper, the effect of AsES on ripening and defense response ...

Honey is a natural food with functional properties such as antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. These properties vary greatly depending on floral source, climate, and environmental and processing conditions. In this ...

Across a vast continent, strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) are produced and consumed in virtually all the South American (SA) countries, from the Caribbean (Venezuela) to the Patagonia region (Argentina and Chile). ...

Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) production in the Atlantic coast of Argentina takes place mostly in the peri-urban belt of Mar del Plata city (38°0'; 57°30'W), where usually plants are set in the field in summer ...

The objective of this study was to analyze the distribution pattern of the different causes of the production of non-marketable fruit throughout the harvest season for several strawberry cultivars grown in a sub-tropical ...